I started working on the fairing caps on the horizontal stabilizer yesterday. I got it first trimmed on the flange depth so it would fit appropriately. I then drilled the holes and started trimming the backside of the cap so the elevator could move freely. I noticed once it was Read more…
I got the rudder fairings on, well at least the ones I could attach for now. I got the top fairing attached and the bottom fairing is ready to be attached but I am waiting on the tail light before I do that. It looks good and hopefully I can Read more…
I got 30 minutes tonight to final drill the holes to a #30, dimple the holes, countersink the fairing, and then rivet it together. Looks good and it’ll look perfect with some bondo or whatever the aviation community calls it.
I got an hour and a half tonight to get the fairing cut and sanded. Tomorrow I’ll dimple and countersink.
I decided to take the rest of Labor Day after finishing the empennage attach section to start working on the fairing. I focused on the left elevator since it was more easily accessible. A large majority of the time as dealt with shaping the fairing, both the surface of it Read more…
I finished the rest of the empennage attach work today. I have an issue that I will need to resolve in the future which is the servo throw is not as far as it should be outwards (the servo extending) and it pulls too much in (the servo retracting). I Read more…
Eric Muehlberg showed up on August 30th to review what I’ve assembled of the tailcone. He saw everything looked good and he’s going to give me the form on the next EAA chapter meeting on September 9th. I got all of the parts primed for the trim tab servo assembly. Read more…
Finally I finished the trim tabs and they were true and straight this time. I Installed them and I also got the static ports installed too. Over all a good night and glad this is done now!
I got the static ports drilled but the back side was way too deep for me to get the nut on the back so I’ll screw those in tomorrow. I did all of the priming and assembly of the trim tabs today. I stead of putting them in the wood Read more…
Super hot today so didn’t work as much as I wanted. Supposed to be 90 tomorrow so we’ll see. It is prepped for priming and assembly at least.